Field Planning
April 2026
Reading rainfall records before you plant a single seed
Why we cross-reference five years of rain data against the calendar before committing a plot to maize or cassava.
The Almanac
Notes from fifteen seasons in the field.
Field records, planting guidance and the odd hard lesson — shared for other growers working this same valley.
Soil
February 2026
What a rest cycle actually buys you
The difference between land that produces for decades and land that's been pushed past what it can give back.
Harvest
May 2026
Picked to order: why same-day delivery changes the taste
How we time harvest against buyer orders instead of harvesting on a fixed schedule and hoping for the best.
Livestock
January 2025
Grazing land that crops have just rested
Closing the loop between soil, feed and manure — and why the order you do this in matters.
People
December 2024
What fifteen years teaches you that a diploma doesn't
Notes on training new hands to trust the record over their gut — even when the record is inconvenient.
Infrastructure
July 2015
Why we built access roads before we expanded acreage
Land is only worth as much as your ability to get produce off it — a lesson learned the slow way.